Jenn Virskus
Verified
San Francisco
As seen in:
Saildrone,
Medium,
Business Wire,
EIN News,
Tablet Magazine,
EIN Presswire,
Cruising World
Covers:
Lithuania, the arts, literature, alpine ski racing, sailing, aviation, travel, lifestyle, culture, innovation. But mainly Saildrone.
Doesn't Cover:
crime
Skier, sailor, adventurer, photographer, fiction writer, cat lover, stuff doer, proud Lithuanian 🇱🇹 Granddaughter of @Grandma_Klara, Storyteller @saildrone
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I started out as a creative writer, and eventually got a column in a small magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
A long, long time ago!
How is social media changing news?
It's making us work harder and faster.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A digital recorder. I like to be present in the interview, rather than focus on taking notes.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram, but I use Facebook the most.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be curious!
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Out sailing or skiing.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Poets & Writers
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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